The festival brings together the best of wine and food with renowned chefs, rare bottles of wine and a live auction where guests can bid on once-in-a-lifetime experiences, cars, wines and more. Proceeds benefit Naples Children & Education Foundation services for underprivileged and at-risk children. Last year, more than $15.1 million was raised for NCEF’s grants and strategic initiatives.

“The cumulative donations have provided 157 scholarships over the last 10 years,” said Nicole Manchester, director of nursing on the Inpatient Unit of BBCH.

Allagash was founded by Rob Tod in 1995 and has grown from a one-man operation into one of the Top 50 Craft Breweries in the United States (by sales volume), and earned a spot on Maine’s Best Places to Work list for three years running.